The first two were easy, the third could be filled by a number of games. I decided on Guild Wars simply because of the sheer amount of time I put into that game, along with the fact that any mention of Guild Wars 2 makes me giddy.

ASeven wrote on Jul 19, 2010, 19:25:So, anyone has the game? How is it?

I just played for a few minutes in a public server to get a feel for the game and I had a blast. Runs smooth as silk, easy on the eyes and just, well, plays well. Gonna be on for a little while if anyone wants to play, just add me (see my sig).

Given how common preloads are, it seems more likely to me that Valve is using this release as a way to test their infrastructure. A solid 2 GB download, during peak hours with high demand. Plus, it's free, so any complaints are easily disregarded (after all, it's FREE).

I'm probably looking too far into it, but in truth the lack of preload doesn't matter to me one bit. My world won't end because I have to wait a little while for a free game that's fun.

I've almost got it downloaded, though Steam is telling me it's slightly over 2GB. It took me 20 minutes just to get it started though, and the download rate has been all over the place (steady at 850 KB/s right now). I hope to jump into it a little later, if the Steam servers haven't completely died by then.

Frijoles wrote on Jun 23, 2010, 18:22:Tempted to buy Elemental while it's 15% off. I've avoided the preorder since I don't want to play a buggy beta, but the next batch is for Beta 3, so it may be getting stable by then. At least I hope so, since it's coming out soon.

Yeah, it's tough to pass it up for the 15% off. I still wouldn't participate in the beta testing because Stardock treats it as real beta testing, instead of just an early demo.